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W. KIMBALL. HANDLE FOR STAMPS.-

No. 595,633. Patented Deo.-14, 1897.

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WESLEY KIMBALL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

HANDLE FO R STAMPS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 595,633, dated December 14, 1897. Application filed November 27, 1896. Serial No. 613,481. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WESLEY KIMBALL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Handles for Stamps, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to improvements in rubber or other hand stamps, dies, or similar articles, the object thereof being to supply an article of this character which is adapted to be maintained automatically in an operative position relatively with the surface being stamped. i

The device is of simple constructiomand it is inexpensive and durable.

The invention will be hereinafter fully described, and specifically set forth in the annexed claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure l is a side elevation illustrating the application of my invention to an ordinary rubber stamp. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing portions of the device broken away in cross-section, and Fig. 3 is an inverted plan View of the handle portion of the device.

In the practice of my invention I provide, primarily, a handle A, which said handle is preferably composed of wood; but any other suitable material may be employed, and it is approximately pear-shaped, or any other suitable contour adapted for easy handling may be employed.

An annular flange forms part of the lower end of the handle, and this said flange has a convex surface a, which bears upon a rubber cushion B, this cushion being preferably myself to any specific shape thereof.

As a'means for connecting the handle A to i the cushion B a centrally-projected screw 0 is provided, the head of this said screw being countersunk into a leather or other flexible Washer 0, whereby a secure engagement is maintained between the two said parts.

To secure the handle an its connected cushion to the block D, forming part of the stamp, four pins or nails 1) are provided, and they pass through holes 5' in each corner of the cushion B and thence down into the block D.

To protect the block from abrasion by contact with the head of the screw 0, the block D is countersunk to receive a metallic plate 01, secured in the upper surface thereof, and the lower surface of the block is provided with the ordinary rubber type-plate D. This construction applies specifically to a rubber stamp; but it is obvious that the invention is applicable to any kind of a hand stamp or die, and I therefore do not confine myself to the specific details of construction and the means for connecting the parts to each other. In the operation and-use of the device the face of the type D is supplied with a coating of ink in any suitable manner. The device is then grasped through the medium of the handle and forced into contact with the surface to be stamped, and it will be seen by reference to the dotted lines in Fig. l of the drawings that pressure exerted at an angle against the handle A will swing the handle out of vertical position without affecting the horizontal position of the block carrying the type, whereby said block may be constantly maintained parallel with the surface being stamped whether the operator strikes a direct downward blow or not. This construction prevents the type on the printing-surface from offsetting or blurring, as is the case with the hand-stamp now in use, caused by the failure to make proper provision for taking up any motion imparted to the handle by the user. By providing the handle with a convex head this serious objection is entirely overcome.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

- l. A hand-stamp comprising a type-bearing block, an elastic cushion secured to the type-block, and a handle attached to'the elastic cushion, said handle being provided with a convex end where it rests on the cushion, whereby any movement of the handle will not be imparted to the printing-surface of the type.

2. In a hand-stamp, the combination of a block carrying the type, and a rocking handle mounted upon a flexible cushion, said block being provided with a bearing-plate for the handle, said cushion being secured to the upper surface of the block and to the handle, substantially as shown and described.

3. Asa hand-stamp, the combination of the handle having a convex lower end and the rubber cushion and screw connecting the same to the handle; with the type-carrying block of a stamp, said block having a bearing-plate for the screw-head, and means for connecting the cushion to the block, substantially as shown and described.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a handle for hand stamps or dies, comprising a vember, 1896.

WESLEY KIMBALL. \Vitnesses:

O. SEDGWICK, B. MoCoMB. 

